Which of the following statements is incorrect?
- ACarbon dioxide acts as a non-polar molecule despite having two resonance structures.
- BCarbon dioxide is the anhydride of a dibasic acid.
- CThe carbon dioxide molecule is linear because the carbon atom uses its $sp$ orbitals to form $\sigma$ bonds.
- DThe carbon atom in the $CO_2$ molecule and its dihydrate molecule $H_2CO_3$ are in the same hybridization state.
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